

org) which are easily accessed by the File browser. Doesn’t get in the way or force markdown on me, smooth to use, and files are stored as. These folks really understand plain text. I’ve heard good things about this app for a long time, but with emacs on my Mac I’ve never had a good reason to invest. The best plain app I’ve found is iA Writer. With these “simple” requirements, it’s taken me quite a while to find a text editing app that I like.
TEXPAD FOR IPAD CODE
And a dark mode with fixed width fonts (Inconsolata or Fira Code please). I’d also really like the readline shortcuts to work (C-a, C-e, C-f, C-b, etc.). Of course, org-mode has spoiled me.I really want plain text… but with some syntax highlighting. It’s taken me a long time to figure out a good text editing app, one that works great for plain text, not necessarily code. The built-in text editor is great and did I mention it does all of git!? Pushing to GitHub does require some set up: you have to request permission for the app from any organizations that you want to push to. It has fully functioning support for git, with built in code editing and diff viewing (including an image diff viewer). For that there is Working Copy (unlock all the features with an in-app-purchase). Sometimes, I don’t want to SSH anywhere, or I want to do some git work without internet access. Blink also supports MOSH, which I haven’t yet tried. Thank goodness because typing on a plane is RSI-inducing enough. Blink allows key remapping, meaning caps-lock is control and ` is Esc. While I love and support the folks over at Panic, my go to is Blink.

TEXPAD FOR IPAD PLUS
This means that any work I do is waiting for me when I return from my trip, plus I have access to emacs, compilers, Unix, the office intranet… There are two very good apps for this: Panic’s Prompt and Blink. My preferred method is (1) SSH-ing back to my office desktop machine.
TEXPAD FOR IPAD UPGRADE
As a bonus, users of GoodNotes 4 (which I purchased back in 2016 when I first got my iPad) were given a free or subsidized upgrade to GoodNotes 5 when it was released earlier this year. It allows you to create different notebooks and comes equipped with great page templates. That said, I did give it a shot and found GoodNotes to be an absolutely stunning app. I often take handwritten notes, but digital notes just aren’t quite the same. I would consider the next generation iPad just for the Pencil magnets. I also have an Apple Pencil, but I don’t usually carry that with me. I also have the Apple keyboard cover (approximately 1 pound). The small screen means that it’s not great for multitasking / split-screen, but it’s usable when I need it.
TEXPAD FOR IPAD PRO
Of course, it all starts with an iPad.I have a 9.7-inch iPad Pro (generation 1), with 32 GB of space. Calculator with all the bells and whistles
